We are delighted that the Equality Challenge Unit announced on April 23rd that the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit had received a Bronze Athena SWAN award. The Athena SWAN Charter has been developed to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in STEMM research and academia. The award recognizes actions taken by […]
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Brain changes in children following working memory training
Researchers at the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit have shown that the attention networks in the brains of children become more coordinated following intensive practice of working memory, the ability to hold in mind and manipulate information which is vital for learning. Jessica Barnes and Duncan Astle used magnetoencephalography – a technique for measuring electrical […]